Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-01
ASSURED!
"AlI Aboard" for HsadsviIle and Mar.
qutz-ibe Coal Fields 10 BE
Worked at Headsviile.
The Meeting Monday Night Pictured in
Full by 'ur special Arttst-GreAt
Enthusiasm, Etc.
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public speaking that had been announced
to take place that night at the school
house near that place. Arriving previous
to supper time we enjoyed the hospitality
of J. G. Adams, where bountiful repast
was spread. After while we adjourned
| to the spacious school house where
THE MEETING
was brought to order by Father DeasOn
being called to the chair and R A. St.
John made secretary. At the request of
| the chair Captain Donaldson explained
the object Of the meeting, that they had
net to determine whether II should be
railroad or no railroad; that railroad
meant the development Of an ineXhGusti-
fble supply Of coal that was at present
! useless 10 them, and that that develop
ment meant money and prosperity
to the citizens of Heads Pral-
RE. The golden opportunity was
now literally knocking at their door
Would they admit it or let it pass 10 be
regretted forever? lie then introduced
Professor Dollins, Secretary of the Pho
neer Coal and Mining Company, to the
audience. The Professor then explained
briefly the object of his presence; that
the company of which he stood as the
representative wanted nothing but what
was fair and proper; that all that had
been asked or wou be asked of the peo-
pie was the right of way for railroad
from KOsse to Marquee via ueadsville
but that to spend this sum of money his
company would require of the citizens
of that vicinity lease on the
land for the period of three years; but in
return for said lease he would pay them
10 cents per ton for all coal taken from
their premises; that there We're abou,
J 5000 Cubit yards to the acre, and that 8
cubit yard would mine a merchantable
ton of coal, which would be equivalent tt
$500 per acre for the first strata of Goa
taken from their farms, and that ths
money would be paid before the coal lief
their premises; tnat the present casl
market value of their land was only
about So per acre, while by leas
ing they would realize $500 pei
acre and still retain their land
but that it was a well known fact that
there were six stratas of coal there which
would net the people six times $500 pc
acre $4,000, and yet the land would bt
theirs, and greatly enhanced in value
He illustrated an instance at Birming
ham, Ala, which place, by way of psren
thesis, he had been instrumental in d.
veloping, where land was bought at G2
cents per acre, and that less thar
ten years later $1,000 per acre wa!
refused for the same tract; tina
Birmingham now has 10000 peopl,
while not long ago it was smaller thar
Headsville; that Birmingham has its Goa
and IRON ore, while Hea willie has coal
po,ter's clay and the finest sand for tn
manufacture of glass, and in endles
quantities. That as soon as the neces
sary leases and right of way was in hi:
possession the work of building would
commence. This speech was greeted
with wild enthusiasm and vociferou
cheers
Colonel A. NJ Rushir, County Clerk 0
Robertson county, was then called for
He stated that it was his pleasure t.
know Professor Dollins for the past thre
months and that all he could say wa
that the Professor was man of honesty
integrity and business tact, and that tn
company he represented were men VIII
had the capital to do what they said; tina
; in his opinion 1t was to the best interes
of the citizens of Heads Prairie to Civ,
the TlS0I OF way anu leases.
DR.. B. F. QUITS of Kosse was called TO
and responded in a neat talk of encour
agement, Offering his tract of sixty-tiv'
acres for lease.
Captain j. p. Brown of KOsse was mex
called and viewed the situation with
master hand, and urging the citizens no
to stand in their own light by withhold
ing their lands from Professor Dolllns.
A. W. Proctor of X sse was called for
but SAID he was there to listen, be seeI
and not to be hesrd, but that he though
it was to the interest of Headsyille Il
take hold of the movement.
II. C. Markham of Kosse was mex
called. He said that he was quite favora
BILE to the movement, and that it would be
big thing for people in that vicinity. Tha
he would lease his tract of 500 acres
whether he got any premium for the Goa
taken away or not, as the increased value
in real estate would be considerable
item.
L. T. Robertson of Kosse was called
! bu5 failed 10 respond.
Captain W. D. Donaldson of Heads
vile was again called. He said that Mr.
Markham had struck the key note wher
he touched the value of real estate; thai
it didn't matter whether they ever touched
his land, provided they were mining
others, as tae value OF real estate woulC
increase ten fold.
Rev. J. d. Holton of Headsville was
then called, and gave them h"lf hour
talk, filled with enthusiasm and humor
and handled his subject we'll. After re-
viewing the good that would be accom-
plished, he said that in case prosperity
made people "too big tor their breeches, y
and for fear o! such an accident, his good
wife had made him pair big enough tC
hold good sized hustle, and that had he
thought abou. it in time he would have
worn them over.
In re'ponse to who would be willing tc
lease their land to Professor DOllins. the